Women collection [manuscript], circa 1899-1950.

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Women collection [manuscript], circa 1899-1950.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/711104758

Collection of materials assembled by the Oregon Historical Society relating to women in Oregon, ca. 1899-1950. Included in the collection are postcards with anti and pro-suffrage images, the correspondence and diary of Mrs. Sylvia Thompson, the correspondence of M.H. Wicoxon, scrapbook of the League of Women Voters, papers of various women's political groups (including anti-suffrage groups) and newspaper clippings regarding women's rights, legal status and prominent women.

1 cubic feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize box and 1 oversize folder)

Oregon Historical Society Research Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8075548

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Wicoxon, M. H.

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Thomspon, Sylvia

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League of Women Voters of Oregon

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The League of Women Voters of Oregon's history dates back to 1920. In February 1920, at its Victory Convention in Chicago, the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA) voted to reconstitute itself as the National League of Women Voters. Its mission was the political education of new women voters. From the description of League of Women Voters of Oregon records, 1958-1975. (University of Oregon Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57228446 The League of Wo...